DescriptionThis commemorative songbook features 20 of David Bowie´s greatest hits, spanning his entire career from 1969 to 2016. Each song is arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar, with full lyrics and Guitar chord boxes and symbols. Learn to play David Bowie´s timeless and beloved songs with this sheet music collection.David Bowie was an actor, a fashion icon, an artist, a mime and a writer, but above all, his creative output as a musician brought him the respect, admiration and adoration enjoyed by few other pop stars before or since. His consistent re-invention of his aesthetic, style and sound, as well as his mysterious alter egos enabled him to mould his music to a number of genres, eluding easy classification and producing a string of widely acclaimed albums and singles.This collection of David Bowie sheet music features 20 songs that represent a musical icon from his first single Space Oddity, to Lazarus, from his acclaimed final album ´Blackstar´. Other songs in the collection are consistent hits, every single one of them sure to be instantly-recognisable. From Heroes to Changes and Jean Genie and from Life On Mars? to Let´s Dance, these are just a few of the brilliant David Bowie songs you´ll be able to play.This songbook also features a lengthy introductory tribute from renowned music journalist Chris Charlesworth, making this a fitting collection for the casual player, as well as the huge Bowie fan looking to learn a selection of his greatest hits. Absolute Beginners Ashes To Ashes Changes Golden Years Heroes Lazarus Let’s Dance Life On Mars? Modern Love Oh! You Pretty Things Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide Sound And Vision Space Oddity Starman Suffragette City The Jean Genie The Man Who Sold The World Where Are We Now? Wild Is The Wind Ziggy Stardust

Taschenbuch - 260 Seiten - Rockhistory Ltd - 2014 - Englisch The underbelly of the last fifty years of the British music scene is laid bare by people who were there, The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Floyd, Bowie, Bolan, Reg, Queen, etc., all have fascinating parts of their stories being told here for the very first time. Included are numerous musicians, songwriters, managers, agents, I. pluggers, record company executives, DJs, roadies, music publishers, producers, engineers, journalists and entrepreneurs alike, and their anecdotes range from the hilarious to the salacious, the unlikely, the Midownright ridiculous, and the near-slanderous. But now the inevitable has begun to happen....i.e. the march of time has intervened, and now some interviewees have sadly died, which renders Op their stories all the more poignant and this book more important. Classic examples being Bryan Morrison´s bitter-sweet memories of his attempt to manage a dysfunctional Syd Barrett, or his inadvertently working with the Kray Twins. Kevin Ayers recalling touring with Jimi Hendrix, Neil Christian on finding a young Jimmy Page, EMI Records boss Bob Mercer´s time with John Lennon & Keith Moon, manager Matthew Sztumpf trying to make sense of Madness and The Smiths, and ´Big´ Jim Sullivan´s route to playing pi on all those hit records. All these stories and more are captured before they slip away. It makes for a compelling read, and at last you can hear, first hand, some of Rock Music´s eternal myths and facts either confirmed or quashed, by the people who were actually there when they happened

(2005/Bounty) Paperback, 19.5x22.5 cm, 288 Seiten, Englisch, hunderte s/w und Farbfotos. Restposten mit leichten Lagerspuren. Klasse ´nice price´ Schmöker für alle Musikfreunde!***** James Brown, Woodstock, Rolling Stones, Johnny Ray, Isle Of Weight, Jimi Hendrix, Clash, Grateful Dead, P.J.Proby, Bob Dylan, Beatles und viele mehr. ´ I Was There´ recreates the sights, smells and sounds of the 20th century´s most talked about moments in the history of live music. The first fully integrated, illustrative companion to these legendary events, ´I Was There´ reflects the scale and scope of the stadiums (immense to intimate), the vibe (chaotic to psychedelic) and the people (blessed-out hippies, to punks and star-struck teens). First-hand accounts embellish the beautiful pictures of the gigs, in the form of articles and interviews with key witnesses, including Pink Floyd as well as Petula Clark and Woody Woodmansey, the drummer for David Bowie, who describes the night when the ´death´ of Ziggy Stardust shook the rock world. Warhol´s entourage, Gong and Rick Wakeman all contribute as well as Siouxsie Sioux and countless photographers and fans.